Sex Positive (2009)
Overview
Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.678 |
Directed By
Daryl Wein
TOP CAST
Richard Berkowitz
Himself
Michael Callen
Himself (archive footage)
Larry Kramer
Himself
Susan Brown
Herself
Sean O. Strub
Himself
Norma Connolly
Herself
Gabriel Rotello
Himself
Edmund White
Himself
Michael Lucas
Himself
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